"Decades Together: Our Favorite Poems," will feature the works of David Holdt, Elizabeth Kincaid-Ehlers and Drew Sanborn, who were freatured in the Sunken Garden Festival in the 1990s.

Ehler's latest book "How Do I Hate Thee? is a collection of poems detailing her battle with cancer, Holdt has taught at the University of Hartford since 1995 and Sanborn draws inspiration from Connecticut to Maine.

The open mic will follow the featured poets. The series runs monthly from October to April.